Bicycle luggage carrier equipped with recognition and safety device

Abstract

A bicycle luggage carrier equipped with a recognition and safety device, comprising a holder bracket hingedly connected to the rear end of a frame and loaded by a spring arranged at the region of the hinge connection, and a support plate facing towards the rear for carrying reflectors. The support plate is arranged between lateral flap members and is connected therewith into a skirt engaging about the rear end of the frame and downwardly depending therefrom.

What I claim is: 
     
       1. A bicycle luggage carrier equipped with a recognition and safety device, comprising: a frame having a rear end portion;   a holder bracket;   means for hingedly connecting the holder bracket at the rear end portion of the frame;   a spring operatively associated with the hingedly connecting means for biasing the holder bracket against the frame;   skirt means mounted to the rear end portion of the frame and depending downwardly therefrom for mounting reflector means;   said skirt means including a support plate and a pair of spaced lateral flap members between which there is arranged the support plate;   said skirt means extending about the rear end portion of the frame and housing said spring to thereby provide a cover for the spring to protect a user from injury by the spring;   said frame including side struts and a rear strut each having undersides;   said skirt means having an inner surface provided with upwardly open channel means engaging said side struts and said rear strut of the frame from the undersides thereof.   
     
     
       2. A bicycle luggage carrier equipped with a recognition and safety device, comprising: a frame having a rear end portion and including side struts and a rear strut having undersides;   a holder bracket;   means for hingedly connecting the holder bracket to the rear end portion of the frame;   a spring operatively associated with said hingedly connecting means for biasing the holder bracket against the frame;   skirt means mounted to the rear end portion of the frame and depending downwardly therefrom for mounting reflector means;   said skirt means further having an inner surface provided with upwardly open channel means engaging said side struts and said rear strut of the frame from the undersides thereof;   said skirt means having an upper edge;   nose members formed at the inner surface of the skirt means;   said channels being bounded by the upper edge of the skirt means and said nose members.   
     
     
       3. The bicycle luggage carrier as defined in claim 2 wherein: at least some of the nose members are formed at the inner surface of the lateral flap members of the skirt means;   a projection extending from each of the nose members formed at the lateral flap members, each projection engaging over a portion of the luggage carrier.   
     
     
       4. The bicycle luggage carrier as defined in claim 3, wherein: the projections engage over a transverse strut interconnecting the side struts of the frame.   
     
     
       5. The bicycle luggage carrier as defined in claim 3, wherein: the projections engage over a respective pivot pin of the side struts;   said pivot pins comprising said hingedly connecting means.   
     
     
       6. The bicycle luggage carrier as defined in claim 3, wherein: said frame of the luggage carrier is provided with a bore;   said skirt means is provided with a bore;   pin means engaging in said bore of the skirt means and said bore of the frame for securing the skirt means to said frame.   
     
     
       7. The bicycle luggage carrier as defined in claim 6, wherein: said pin means comprises a slotted expandable mandrel having an enlarged and pointed end.